i have always wanted to be published in Somerset magazine.
ever since picking my first one up in a.c.moore like 7 years ago i look forward to each new issue like a kid in a candy shop letting each page resonate with me as my brain begins to pick apart each project and re-assemble them in my own way.
the talent inside has always humbled me, made me want more from my art and challenge my creative limits.
well holy hell!! how frickin' cool is that?? my name made it on the cover of Sew Somerset!
i am so excited i could burst! my favorite magazine by far, blending the art of fabrics with the design ideals i love from scrapbooking.
{download and watch "stitched inspirations" video workshop here}
{download "fabric of my life" project instructions here}
you know what's even better?
i am also in the latest issue of Somerset's Altered Couture
this is actually the dress i wore for the renewal of our wedding vows last september
you want to know what's even better than that??
two of my aprons were published in the latest issue of Somersets's Apronology
even cooler, we have been cutting and packaging the fabrics so you can now purchase the kit + instruction to recreate my exact apron from this issue for only $35 (while supplies last). check it out at the shop!
also check out NEW IN THE SHOP...
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today's GIVEAWAY!
leave a comment and you could win ALL 3 of these somerset issues delivered to your doorstep!
(winner announced tomorrow!)
Recently discovered your blog, again. I'm so inspired. I've been wanting to paint on canvas and just haven't had the nerve to start, but Ilooked through your blog for hours the other night and now I can't wait to get started! Where do you find the nice canvas fabric you use?
Posted by: linda franklin | June 17, 2010 at 11:54 AM
I am so inspired by your work, thank you for the chance to win these, Donna!
Posted by: ErinInk | June 17, 2010 at 11:55 AM
.....oh this is soooo cool Donna!! Defintly a reason to be proud!!! ;-))
Posted by: Anke | June 17, 2010 at 11:55 AM
Congratualtions Donna, I am so happy for you!! Fantastic work and completely worthy of being published in these magazines!
Posted by: Single Stone Studio | June 17, 2010 at 11:56 AM
HUGE congratulations to you, Donna! LOVE the aprons!
Posted by: Katherine B | June 17, 2010 at 11:57 AM
Congrats, Donna! How exciting!!
Posted by: Michelle | June 17, 2010 at 11:58 AM
What an amazing accomplishment! Be proud! :)
Posted by: ArtdeMia | June 17, 2010 at 11:58 AM
Congratulations! I, too am a fan of the Somerset family of publications - they are all so inspiring. Would love to win the trio---thanks for the giveaway!
Posted by: Debra | June 17, 2010 at 12:00 PM
Donna - I'm so happy for you! What a thrill! Now other types of crafters will get to see your wonderful creations. You have such a great gift of creativity AND you make it all fun! Can't wait to see you next time you come to Texas!
Hugs!!!
Posted by: Cindy Key | June 17, 2010 at 12:00 PM
Congrats! Love Somerset's magazines. Thanks for the chance to win such an awesome prize.
Posted by: Debbie Flowers | June 17, 2010 at 12:01 PM
WOW!!!! Congrats Donna!! I love to sew too!! But mostly on my layouts.. in fact I got the sewing machine for my scrapbook pages!! LOL!! All the projects are beautiful specially the ATC's!! I must try them! ;-)
Posted by: Yamil | June 17, 2010 at 12:01 PM
All of this goodness in such a short period -- published in Somerset, opening your shop, going to Europe, etc. Congratulations!!
Posted by: Myra | June 17, 2010 at 12:01 PM
How fabulous for you Donna!
Posted by: Erika M | June 17, 2010 at 12:03 PM
Congrats Donna..How exciting. You are so talented and now more people will see your work. Would love to win the trio, I have never seen this magazine. Thanks for the chance to win~~ PS love the photo of your renewal.
Posted by: Mjwildone | June 17, 2010 at 12:04 PM
Okay, that is the coolest!!! Congratulations on being included in some of the most wonderful publications around! Can't wait to check out all of them!!
Posted by: Leslie @ {Tiny Wings} | June 17, 2010 at 12:05 PM
Congratulations. Love each & everyone of your projects. Also, I have a huge magazine addiction.
Posted by: Gale | June 17, 2010 at 12:08 PM
Congrats to you - very exciting that another one of your dreams came true. Can't wait to see the magazines!
Posted by: Stacey | June 17, 2010 at 12:08 PM
Congrats Donna! ~Laura
Posted by: Laura | June 17, 2010 at 12:08 PM
I love seeing everything you do - you are trully an inspiration. I would love a chance to win the magazines.
Posted by: Debbie Blanken | June 17, 2010 at 12:09 PM
what an inspiration!!! you so must be doing the happy dance!!! YOU GO GIRL!!!
Posted by: lynnef | June 17, 2010 at 12:09 PM
Ohh Wowow !!! that is reallly awesome & seriously cool !! Congratulations for being published in these awesome mags !!! I'll surely have to goto Barnes & noble to check them :)
Posted by: charmi | June 17, 2010 at 12:09 PM
WOW...how cool, your projects are stunning, and I am so glad it finally happened for you.
Caz
x
Posted by: Caz | June 17, 2010 at 12:12 PM
Congratulations to you!! All of your projects deserve to be highlighted in magazines. I love all of your work:)
Posted by: Kisha | June 17, 2010 at 12:12 PM
Wow! That IS so frickin' cool! Congratulations! Your creativity has come full circle & now on the cover of Somerset :)
What a generous giveaway! You are sew talented.
Posted by: Gina Kim | June 17, 2010 at 12:13 PM
Congratulations! They are beautiful. I can't wait for your class at big picture scrapbooking.
Posted by: jamie | June 17, 2010 at 12:15 PM
congrats donna! well deserved, you're an inspiration to us all :)
Posted by: karen | June 17, 2010 at 12:18 PM
Congratulations on your publications. You really do inspire me. Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Isabel | June 17, 2010 at 12:19 PM
How cool...you must be thrilled.
Posted by: Kim J. | June 17, 2010 at 12:21 PM
Congratulations Donna! A dream and a goal fulfilled. You absolutely deserve it. Thank you for all of the inspiration and fun.
Posted by: Jessica Hess | June 17, 2010 at 12:24 PM
Congratulations, Donna - well-deserved recognition.
Posted by: Lori | June 17, 2010 at 12:24 PM
how exciting! You deserve it. I saw you were in apronology, no surprise. Your aprons are gorgeous! Love the stitched quilt. Gonna have to get that video.
Posted by: Christy Sheffield | June 17, 2010 at 12:25 PM
Congratulations!!!! You are amazing and this will give you even more fans!!!!
Posted by: Leslie | June 17, 2010 at 12:28 PM
Congratulations on being published in these magazines! I have never picked them up myself so I would love to see for myself!
Trish
Posted by: Trish Dietrich | June 17, 2010 at 12:28 PM
Hey, hey, Donna - so funny, I just spied that cover on your sidebar yesterday and was going to B&N to check it out. That is seriously so cool!!!
Posted by: Kirsten | June 17, 2010 at 12:29 PM
Bravo...congradulation for you...
I adore summerset too...a candy like you said, this is the same for me...Hope I will win those famous magazine...thanks a lot!!!
Posted by: Liette | June 17, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Congrats on the FRONT COVER mention:) That is FAB! You are amazing--sooooooooo AMAZING!
Beautiful dress--super cute:) I can't wait until we can renew our vows!!
Thanks for the chance to win:) Congrats, again!
Posted by: Sav O'Gwynn | June 17, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Congrats! You are a very talented artist and very funny too. I love your work and being published is well deserved. I love the Somerset mags too, but not being a big sewer I don't get the ones you have been published in. So....I would love to see your articles:)
Posted by: Rebecca Ollmann | June 17, 2010 at 12:32 PM
Good for you - not just one but three different magazines! Quite the recognition for you of the awesome creativity that you embrace.
Would love to win those magazines as I must say I have never bought one of them never mind I have never looked through one.
Posted by: Jody | June 17, 2010 at 12:34 PM
Eeek! Congratulations! How absolutely fascinating...and DESERVED. I just passed those yesterday but would love a chance to WIN them! (otherwise, I'll just have to go buy them...) ;)
Posted by: Lisa | June 17, 2010 at 12:35 PM
love, love, love your blog--like a fabulous inspiration explosion every time you share your latest project--i love all those magazines--keeping my fingers crossed that i might be lucky winner--oh by the way--love your remodeled studio-i could move in with a cot and be perfectly content--have a fab day!!!
Posted by: laura | June 17, 2010 at 12:36 PM
Congratulations! Love all your creations and you inspire me to create!
Posted by: michelle | June 17, 2010 at 12:36 PM
Actually, I found my way to your blog two weeks ago, upon seeing your work in Sew magazine! I love your work, and I'd love to check out these other magazines.
Posted by: LeeAnne | June 17, 2010 at 12:39 PM
Congrats on the publications, I would love to win. You are so inspiring.
Posted by: Btrflywmn | June 17, 2010 at 12:41 PM
holy cow congrats to you!!! love your inspiration today...
Posted by: Ginger (teleskiermom) | June 17, 2010 at 12:41 PM
wow donna! congrats on all your fabric project, absolutely fabulous!
Posted by: Cassi | June 17, 2010 at 12:43 PM
Congratulations Donna!! You are such an inspiration and I love your blogs. They make me happy. Thanks for doing a give away!!
Posted by: Erika | June 17, 2010 at 12:44 PM
Congratulations to you! That is so exciting! Can't wait to check out those magazines.
Posted by: suzanne | June 17, 2010 at 12:44 PM
How exciting!! Congrats to you :) I love your work. It's colorful, happy, inspirational... just darn FUN!! Wish I lived closer so I could stop in the studio, but stopping in from WI is more like a road trip and that's not in the cards any time soon. Thanks for the chance to win!!
Posted by: Holly | June 17, 2010 at 12:44 PM
Many congrats on being published! Love your work!
Posted by: Cristi Clothier | June 17, 2010 at 12:47 PM
Love love love Somerset and huge congrats to you, Donna! Well deserved!
hugs
Helena
Posted by: Helena Virpi | June 17, 2010 at 12:49 PM
wow, that would be cool!
debevans at bellsouth dot net
Posted by: Deborah | June 17, 2010 at 12:55 PM
Oh to get my grubby hands on this inspiration.... thank you, thank you Donna for dreaming big and inspiring so many!! (and for the give away!) I <3 Donna Downey!
Posted by: Michelle M | June 17, 2010 at 12:57 PM
Wow!!! Yes, Donna, how are you!??? I would LOVE to have these magazines, yes, crossing my fingers!!! :D Yes, I do have an apron made by YOU and I feel so very lucky!!! Acctually, after taking your canvas classe in Brasilia/Brazil I got one of my very own canvas published!!! Check it out! xox Julia Sáddi http://paperdesignbyjuliabsb.blogspot.com/2010/06/publication-at-local-magazine.html
Posted by: Julia Sáddi Reffatti | June 17, 2010 at 12:57 PM
Congratulations! Your work is awesome and should be in lots of magazines (not brown nosing). I love Somerset magazines but don't usually get those three since I'm more into paint than sewing. My favorites are Somerset Studio and Apprentice and would love to see classes from some of those artists at the next Inspired (wink, wink)
Posted by: Laurel | June 17, 2010 at 12:57 PM
Amazing!! Congratulations!! Gotta love it when dreams come true!
Posted by: Veronica Buisman Zwiers | June 17, 2010 at 12:59 PM
I love Somerset too!!! Congrads on another of your dreams being fulfilled!
You inspired me to be so much more creative it is amazing. Since taking your classes, I really believed I could do more & I am! I love playing in my Art journal & many of those pages end up being duplicated in my scrapbooks.
Ya you!
Posted by: Karen | June 17, 2010 at 01:00 PM
Congrats Donna! I love your style - thanks for sharing so much with us!
Posted by: Rita Timmons | June 17, 2010 at 01:01 PM
How fantastic! You deserve to be in every one of these publications. Congratulations. I just recently discovered the Somerset magazines, and I love them. It could get to be a problem!
Posted by: Barbara | June 17, 2010 at 01:05 PM
These mags look so cool!
Posted by: Alison-lee | June 17, 2010 at 01:07 PM
Congratulations, Donna! Your work is just beautiful!
Posted by: Sarah A. | June 17, 2010 at 01:08 PM
How awesome are you??!! Congratulations on your publications! Thank you for continuing to inspiration :)
Posted by: Sarah Stegall | June 17, 2010 at 01:09 PM
There is a magazine titled "apronology"? How in the world have I missed that???
Posted by: Lindsy | June 17, 2010 at 01:11 PM
Would love to explor Apron.ology. Thanks for a chance to win!
Posted by: Angela C. | June 17, 2010 at 01:12 PM
love all of the Sommerset mags! They are the best, congrats on being published by them!
Posted by: Emily | June 17, 2010 at 01:13 PM
Congratulations Donna, that is awesome!
Posted by: Marcie L | June 17, 2010 at 01:14 PM
I love somerset mags!! So cool that you are in three of them,awesome!
Posted by: Tracy Rizzo | June 17, 2010 at 01:16 PM
Congratulations, Donna!! So well deserved, I love your fabulous work!
Posted by: Vanessa Menhorn | June 17, 2010 at 01:18 PM
Congratulations Donna!!! And thank you for the giveaway :)
And, of course, thank you for all the inspiration you bring to us <3
Posted by: Bea Monforte | June 17, 2010 at 01:19 PM
Congratulations!! I love Somerset!
Posted by: ArlaMo | June 17, 2010 at 01:19 PM
How awesome! Much deserved success. I am leaving a comment, but I never ever win these blog giveaways. :)
Posted by: jeny | June 17, 2010 at 01:20 PM
Come ON! how wicked cool is that??? way to go- good for you!! I actually cant believe this is your first time in this magazine. I love Somerset, and hope to be in some of the art and journal issues some day!
Posted by: Tanya Smith | June 17, 2010 at 01:21 PM
Congrats Donna! You work is so inspiring and beautiful. I wish that I could be half the artist that you are. Thanks for all the inspiration and time that you give to everyone, both in everyday life and artistically. Debbie
Posted by: Debbie Mercer | June 17, 2010 at 01:24 PM
Way to go Donna!!! We're all excited for you and inspired by you!!!
Posted by: Carol E | June 17, 2010 at 01:25 PM
Congrats! That is one of my creative goals as well....I would love to win this prize...thanks for the opportunity!
Posted by: Regan Tomlin | June 17, 2010 at 01:25 PM
Donna how awesome for you! Dream big and it will happen. Your articles and projects look amazing.
Posted by: Michelle | June 17, 2010 at 01:27 PM